TEXTILE FIBRES
FLAX AND WOOL
"Textile Fibres" is the principal subject dealt with exhaustively in the latest issue of produce notes by the statistical division of the Department of Agriculture. It is shown how New Zealand occupies a unique position amongst the countries that supply raw materials for the textile trade. Besides being one of the premier wool exporting countries New Zealand is also a contributor of vegetable fibres (Phormium tenax) to the world's markets. While the importance of wool to the national economy cannot be questioned that of phormium tenax is not of such moment. Wool has received far more organised attention than has phormium tenax, so that if the latter could be more highly organised and placed on a more certain basis it is possible it may develop into an industry of some significance. In some ways the uses of phormium tenax and wool are complementary; in others their uses are independent, while in others there may be an element of competition. . The article deals with the many varieties of fibres, animal and vegetable, and also refers to asbestos, a mineral fibre weaveable into cloth. Full consideration is given to artificial fibres made from" animal, vegetable, and inorganic materials, their origin, production, and influence on fibres such as wool, cotton, and linen.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 4, 5 July 1938, Page 14
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214TEXTILE FIBRES Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 4, 5 July 1938, Page 14
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